The Camdens find themselves in a series of difficult predicaments: Eric (Stephen Collins) tries to avoid telling his parents, Ruth (guest star Barbara Rush) and the Colonel (guest star Peter Graves), about Mary's (Jessica Biel, who does not appear in this episode) divorce, Simon (David Gallagher) is pressured by his fiancée Rose (Sarah Thompson) to move up their wedding date, Lucy (Beverley Mitchell) realizes that being Associate Pastor is a harder job than she imagined, Ruthie (Mackenzie Rosman) sets her sights on a senior in her highschool, and Martin (Tyler Hoechlin) learns that Sandy (Haylie Duff), a college girl he met over the summer, may be pregnant with his child.

Catherine Hicks, George Stults, Megan Henning, Nikolas and Lorenzo Brino also star. The episode was written by Brenda Hampton and directed by Harry Harris.